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Runor: $999 iBook, PowerBook Roll-Out Postponed to November 6
By Remy Davison, Insanely Great Mac
November 2nd 2002
Speed-bumped iBooks look like complete bargains, while Apple teases with possible
November 6 notebook refresh date.
ThinkSecret is reporting this morning that Apple has pushed the mooted PowerBook and
iBook revisions back to Wednesday November 6. November 5 was widely reported as the
release date for the upgraded portables.
Another ThinkSecret article reports that Apple is planning on slashing iBook prices to
keep them competitive in a crucial market for the company. The iBook has been a
consistent cash cow since its May 2001 release, and its PC competitors from Dell and
HP have continued to cut prices of their consumer portables in an effort to retain or
increase market share.
Apple will apparently slash the base iBook 700's price to a mere $999. The 700MHz G3
will be the new intro-model. The intermediate 800MHz model will be priced at $1,299
(was $1,499) and the high-end 14.1" iBook will be priced at $1,599 ($1,799).
>From various reports, it does not appear that Apple will incorporate a 13" display in
>the current form facto at this time. Optical drive specifications are also uncertain;
>while the 'better' and 'best' models will have Combo drives, there is a possibility
>the base iBook 700 will ship with a DVD-ROM drive as standard (currently a BTO
>option).
On the PowerBook front, ThinkSecret speculates that November 6 is now the more likely
date for the revision roll-out, given the congressional elections on November 5. There
is no press event planned.
Analysis: It's true that Apple may well be winding us all up by leaking information on
the release dates. It could well be Monday, if they want to surprise us. Either way,
old inventory is clearly drying up and the new models are due any day now.
A $999 iBook would be a killer product, particularly as HP has also managed to release
a $999 portable recently. Aside from a CDRW (easily added cheaply via FireWire), this
would a Mac of Classic/Quadra 605 proportions: a powerful G3 notebook with everything
its faster siblings have. With discounting and free promo bundles (RAM, printers)
thrown in by retailers over Xmas, a sub-$1,000 iBook deserves to disappear off the
shelves like hotcakes. Better sell your Wallstreet before Wednesday before it
depreciates any further [please ignore that last bit if you're seriously attached to
your Wallstreet].
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